NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 38 26 .594 —

Boston 27 36 .429 10 1/2

Brooklyn 25 38 .397 12 1/2

Philadelphia 14 50 .219 24

New York 13 51 .203 25

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

x-Atlanta 50 14 .781 —

Washington 37 28 .569 13 1/2

Miami 29 35 .453 21

Charlotte 28 35 .444 21 1/2

Orlando 21 45 .318 30

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 42 25 .627 —

Chicago 40 26 .606 1 1/2

Milwaukee 34 31 .523 7

Indiana 30 34 .469 10 1/2

Detroit 23 41 .359 17 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 45 20 .692 —

Houston 43 22 .662 2

San Antonio 40 24 .625 4 1/2

Dallas 41 25 .621 4 1/2

New Orleans 36 29 .554 9

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 42 20 .677 —

Oklahoma City 35 29 .547 8

Utah 28 36 .438 15

Denver 24 41 .369 19 1/2

Minnesota 14 49 .222 28 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 51 12 .810 —

L.A. Clippers 42 23 .646 10

Phoenix 34 32 .515 18 1/2

Sacramento 22 41 .349 29

L.A. Lakers 17 47 .266 34 1/2

x-clinched playoff spot

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Thursday’s Games

Washington 107, Memphis 87

Indiana 109, Milwaukee 103, OT

Utah 109, Houston 91

Cleveland 128, San Antonio 125, OT

New York 101, L.A. Lakers 94

Friday’s Games

Sacramento at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Miami at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m.

Atlanta at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Detroit at Portland, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Sacramento at Washington, 7 p.m.

Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Utah, 9 p.m.

New York at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (128)

James 10-20 8-10 31, Love 2-10 2-2 8, Mozgov 4-7 2-4 10, Irving 20-32 10-10 57, Smith 2-6 0-0 6, Shumpert 1-6 0-0 2, Thompson 5-9 2-2 12, Jones 0-1 2-2 2, Dellavedova 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-91 26-30 128.

SAN ANTONIO (125)

Leonard 9-14 5-8 24, Duncan 7-11 4-5 18, Splitter 3-6 3-4 9, Parker 15-23 1-3 31, Green 7-13 5-5 24, Ginobili 0-1 0-0 0, Diaw 4-8 1-2 9, Belinelli 2-7 0-0 4, Mills 2-3 0-0 6, Bonner 0-1 0-0 0, Joseph 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 49-87 19-27 125.

Cleveland 30 32 17 31 18 — 128

San Antonio 31 33 20 26 15 — 125

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 14-26 (Irving 7-7, James 3-6, Love 2-4, Smith 2-5, Jones 0-1, Shumpert 0-3), San Antonio 8-26 (Green 5-10, Mills 2-3, Leonard 1-3, Ginobili 0-1, Parker 0-1, Bonner 0-1, Diaw 0-3, Belinelli 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 49 (Thompson 9), San Antonio 48 (Duncan 11). Assists—Cleveland 19 (James 7), San Antonio 28 (Duncan 8). Total Fouls—Cleveland 22, San Antonio 26. Technicals—James, Smith. A—18,581 (18,797).

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 68 42 19 7 91 179 152

Tampa Bay 69 42 20 7 91 225 180

Detroit 66 37 18 11 85 193 175

Boston 67 35 22 10 80 182 173

Florida 67 30 23 14 74 167 190

Ottawa 66 31 24 11 73 190 178

Toronto 68 27 35 6 60 183 212

Buffalo 67 19 42 6 44 129 228

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 66 42 17 7 91 203 157

N.Y. Islanders 69 43 22 4 90 219 194

Pittsburgh 67 39 18 10 88 195 166

Washington 68 36 22 10 82 201 168

Philadelphia 69 28 27 14 70 178 198

New Jersey 68 28 29 11 67 154 178

Columbus 67 29 34 4 62 173 211

Carolina 66 25 33 8 58 158 183

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

St. Louis 67 43 19 5 91 210 167

Nashville 69 42 20 7 91 199 168

Chicago 67 40 21 6 86 192 155

Minnesota 67 37 23 7 81 192 170

Winnipeg 68 33 23 12 78 189 185

Colorado 68 31 26 11 73 181 191

Dallas 68 31 27 10 72 214 224

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 69 42 20 7 91 202 192

Vancouver 67 38 25 4 80 189 183

Calgary 67 37 25 5 79 197 175

Los Angeles 67 33 21 13 79 184 170

San Jose 68 34 26 8 76 191 187

Arizona 68 21 39 8 50 144 226

Edmonton 68 18 39 11 47 156 233

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s Games

Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2, SO

St. Louis 1, Philadelphia 0, SO

Colorado 2, New Jersey 1, SO

Pittsburgh 6, Edmonton 4

Dallas 5, Carolina 3

Ottawa 5, Montreal 2

Columbus 3, Detroit 1

Florida 4, Winnipeg 2

Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 0

Chicago 2, Arizona 1

San Jose 2, Nashville 0

Friday’s Games

Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Detroit at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Boston at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Chicago at San Jose, 4 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

New Jersey at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Calgary at Colorado, 10 p.m.

Nashville at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

 

Blue Jackets’ box

Columbus 2 1 0 — 3

Detroit 1 0 0 — 1

First Period—1, Detroit, Abdelkader 18 (Zidlicky, Nyquist), 7:49 (pp). 2, Columbus, Tyutin 3 (Foligno, Tropp), 12:24. 3, Columbus, Hartnell 19 (Anisimov, Dano), 16:24. Penalties—Adam, Clm, double minor (high-sticking), 5:04; Connauton, Clm (high-sticking), 13:58.

Second Period—4, Columbus, Atkinson 14 (Savard), 18:30 (pp). Penalties—Miller, Det (interference), 2:33; Atkinson, Clm (high-sticking), 5:10; Zidlicky, Det (tripping), 5:27; Connauton, Clm, major (fighting), 10:20; Abdelkader, Det, major (fighting), 10:20; Abdelkader, Det (hooking), 16:40.

Third Period—None. Penalties—Tyutin, Clm (hooking), 6:22; Foligno, Clm (goaltender interference), 10:58.

Shots on Goal—Columbus 12-13-1—26. Detroit 17-12-13—42.

Power-play opportunities—Columbus 1 of 3; Detroit 1 of 6.

Goalies—Columbus, Bobrovsky 19-16-2 (42 shots-41 saves). Detroit, Howard 20-10-9 (26-23).

A—20,027 (20,027). T—2:30.

Referees—Dave Jackson, Frederick L’Ecuyer. Linesmen—Greg Devorski, Mark Shewchyk.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Wednesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores

Division I

Dresden Tri-Valley 52, New Albany 48

Dublin Jerome 76, Pickerington Cent. 68

Division II

Akr. Buchtel 67, Akr. Coventry 34

Canfield 44, Hubbard 29

Chagrin Falls 58, Perry 49

Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 64, Tallmadge 53

Dover 63, Steubenville 50

Vermilion 69, Bay Village Bay 64

Division III

Delta 77, Swanton 63

Lima Cent. Cath. 52, Coldwater 49

N. Robinson Col. Crawford 58, Willard 48

Ottawa-Glandorf 60, Paulding 40

Pemberville Eastwood 50, Huron 48

St. Henry 51, Findlay Liberty-Benton 31

Division IV

New Madison Tri-Village 88, Georgetown 67

Russia 65, Cin. Aiken 60, OT

 

Tuesday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores

Division IV

Berlin Hiland 56, Louisville Aquinas 30

Cuyahoga Hts. 28, Berlin Center Western Reserve 13

Fostoria St. Wendelin 41, Pettisville 38

Ft. Loramie 39, Russia 35

Ottoville 52, New Riegel 34

Waterford 65, S. Webster 42

Worthington Christian 53, Newark Cath. 50

 

Ohio State box

OHIO STATE 79, MINNESOTA 73

MINNESOTA (18-15)

King 3-4 2-2 10, Walker 4-7 1-2 9, Hollins 4-14 3-4 13, Morris 4-7 2-2 12, Mason 4-13 0-2 9, Konate 1-1 0-0 2, Buggs 0-3 0-0 0, Mathieu 7-9 2-2 16, Diedhiou 1-2 0-0 2, Eliason 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-60 10-14 73.

OHIO STATE (23-9)

Thompson 3-5 3-5 9, A. Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Russell 7-16 6-6 23, Tate 1-4 2-4 4, Scott 7-12 6-6 21, K. Williams 1-4 2-2 4, Loving 5-8 1-2 12, Bates-Diop 0-0 0-0 0, McDonald 1-1 2-3 4. Totals 26-52 22-28 79.

Halftime—Tied 35-35. 3-Point Goals—Minnesota 7-20 (Morris 2-2, King 2-3, Hollins 2-7, Mason 1-4, Diedhiou 0-1, Mathieu 0-1, Buggs 0-2), Ohio State 5-19 (Russell 3-10, Scott 1-3, Loving 1-3, Thompson 0-1, K. Williams 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 28 (Hollins 5), Ohio State 35 (Thompson 7). Assists—Minnesota 13 (Hollins 4), Ohio State 17 (Scott 6). Total Fouls—Minnesota 22, Ohio State 16. A—16,549.

 

College basketball

Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores

American Athletic Conference

First Round

East Carolina 81, UCF 80, OT

Houston 66, Tulane 60

UConn 69, South Florida 43

Atlantic 10 Conference

Second Round

George Washington 73, Duquesne 55

La Salle 76, UMass 69

St. Bonaventure 60, Saint Joseph’s 49

VCU 63, Fordham 57

Atlantic Coast Conference

Quarterfinals

Duke 77, NC State 53

North Carolina 70, Louisville 60

Notre Dame 70, Miami 63

Virginia 58, Florida St. 44

Big 12 Conference

Quarterfinals

Baylor 80, West Virginia 70

Iowa St. 69, Texas 67

Kansas 64, TCU 59

Oklahoma 64, Oklahoma St. 49

Big East Conference

Quarterfinals

Georgetown 60, Creighton 55

Providence 74, St. John’s 57

Villanova 84, Marquette 49

Xavier 67, Butler 61, OT

Big Sky Conference

First Round

E. Washington 91, Idaho 83

Montana 76, Weber St. 73, OT

N. Arizona 63, N. Colorado 57

Sacramento St. 70, Portland St. 60

Big Ten Conference

Second Round

Indiana 71, Northwestern 56

Michigan 73, Illinois 55

Ohio St. 79, Minnesota 73

Penn St. 67, Iowa 58

Big West Conference

First Round

Hawaii 79, Long Beach St. 72

UC Davis 71, CS Northridge 67

UC Irvine 63, UC Riverside 54

Conference USA

Quarterfinals

Louisiana Tech 70, Rice 64

Middle Tennessee 59, Old Dominion 52

UAB 53, W. Kentucky 52

UTEP 83, FIU 71

Mid-American Conference

Third Round

Akron 53, Kent St. 51

Toledo 78, E. Michigan 67

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Quarterfinals

Delaware St. 65, Howard 60

Hampton 76, Md.-Eastern Shore 71

Mountain West Conference

Quarterfinals

Boise St. 80, Air Force 68

San Diego St. 67, UNLV 64

Wyoming 67, Utah St. 65

Pacific-12 Conference

Quarterfinals

Arizona 73, California 51

Oregon 93, Colorado 85

UCLA 96, Southern Cal 70

Southeastern Conference

Second Round

Auburn 66, Texas A&M 59

Florida 69, Alabama 61

South Carolina 60, Mississippi 58

Tennessee 67, Vanderbilt 61

Southland Conference

Second Round

Northwestern St. 96, McNeese St. 89

Texas A&M-CC 61, New Orleans 58

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Quarterfinals

Prairie View 62, Jackson St. 56

Southern U. 64, Alabama A&M 60

Sun Belt Conference

First Round

South Alabama 57, UALR 55

Texas St. 68, Texas-Arlington 62

Western Athletic Conference

First Round

CS Bakersfield 55, Utah Valley 40

Seattle 49, Chicago St. 45

UMKC 70, Texas-Pan American 61

 

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

Los Angeles 5 2 .714

Arizona 6 3 .667

Miami 5 3 .625

St. Louis 5 3 .625

Philadelphia 5 4 .556

Cincinnati 5 5 .500

Colorado 4 4 .500

Pittsburgh 4 4 .500

Washington 4 4 .500

San Diego 4 5 .444

New York 4 6 .400

Milwaukee 3 5 .375

Atlanta 3 6 .333

San Francisco 3 7 .300

Chicago 1 7 .125

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Kansas City 9 1 .900

Boston 7 2 .778

Oakland 7 2 .778

Houston 5 2 .714

New York 6 4 .600

Minnesota 4 3 .571

Texas 5 4 .556

Los Angeles 4 4 .500

Detroit 5 6 .455

Seattle 4 6 .400

Chicago 3 5 .375

Tampa Bay 3 5 .375

Toronto 4 7 .364

Cleveland 3 6 .333

Baltimore 3 8 .2733

NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

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Thursday’s Games

Houston 4, Detroit (ss) 3, 10 innings

Minnesota 7, Miami 6

Philadelphia 6, Detroit (ss) 5

Tampa Bay 10, Toronto 3

Boston 5, Pittsburgh 1

St. Louis 8, Baltimore 2

N.Y. Mets 11, Washington 9

Oakland 4, Seattle 3

Kansas City 10, Cleveland 5

Texas 7, Chicago White Sox (ss) 3

Milwaukee 5, Colorado 3

L.A. Angels 10, Chicago Cubs 9

Cincinnati 12, Arizona 4

San Francisco 7, Chicago White Sox (ss) 4

N.Y. Yankees 3, Atlanta 2

L.A. Dodgers 1, San Diego 0

Friday’s Games

Cleveland vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

 

Reds’ boxscore

Reds 12, Diamondbacks 42

Cincinnati Arizona

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Bourgeois cf 4 2 2 0 Inciarte cf 3 0 1 0

K.Waldrop lf 2 0 1 1 S.Brito cf 2 0 1 0

Boesch rf 4 2 2 0 Tomas 3b 3 0 0 0

A.Aquino rf 2 0 0 0 Drury 3b 2 1 1 1

T.Frazier 3b 4 2 2 3 A.Hill 2b 3 0 1 0

B.O’Grady 1b 2 0 1 0 W.Ibarra 2b 1 0 1 1

Phillips 2b 4 2 3 1 Trumbo rf 3 0 0 0

Ervin ph-cf 1 0 0 0 D.Dorn rf 1 0 0 0

B.Pena c 4 1 3 3 C.Ross lf 2 0 0 0

W.Ferrell 3b 0 0 0 0 Francisco lf 1 0 0 0

T.Sparks 3b 1 0 0 0 W.Ferrell lf 0 0 0 0

C.Dominguez 1b 4 0 0 0 J.Ramirez p 0 0 0 0

A.Garrett p 0 0 0 0 Runzler p 0 0 0 0

G.LaValley ph 0 0 0 0 Ja.Lamb ph 1 0 0 0

R.Iglesias p 0 0 0 0 E.Burgos p 0 0 0 0

Lutz lf 2 0 1 1 Laird c 2 0 0 0

Falu ph-ss 1 1 0 0 Pacheco c 2 0 0 0

Suarez ss 3 0 1 1 Ahmed ss 2 1 2 0

De Jesus 2b 2 1 2 1 Worth ss 2 1 0 0

Leake p 2 0 0 0 Webster p 1 0 0 0

Adcock p 0 0 0 0 Accardo p 0 0 0 0

Skipworth c 3 1 1 1 Chafin p 0 0 0 0

D.Peralta ph 1 0 1 1

W.Locante p 0 0 0 0

Romak 1b 2 1 1 1

Totals 45 12 19 12 Totals 36 4 9 4

 

Cincinnati 301 014 300 — 12

Arizona 000 010 300 — 4

 

E—Suarez (2), K.Waldrop (1). DP—Cincinnati 1, Arizona 2. LOB—Cincinnati 9, Arizona 7. 2B—T.Frazier (2), B.O’Grady (1), Phillips 2 (3), B.Pena (1), Lutz (2), Skipworth (1), S.Brito (2), W.Ibarra (1), Romak (3). 3B—De Jesus (1). SB—Ahmed (1).

IP H R ER BB SO

Cincinnati

Leake W,1-0 3 2 0 0 1 2

Adcock 2 3 1 1 1 0

Axelrod 1 0 0 0 0 0

A.Garrett 1 3 3 0 0 0

R.Iglesias 2 1 0 0 0 1

Arizona

Webster L,0-1 2 2-3 7 4 4 1 2

Accardo 1-3 0 0 0 0 1

Chafin 2 2 1 1 0 4

W.Locante 1 5 4 4 0 1

J.Ramirez 1 4 3 3 1 3

Runzler 1 1 0 0 1 0

E.Burgos 1 0 0 0 0 0

WP—Adcock, Chafin.

Umpires—Home, Bill Miller; First, Mike DiMuro; Second, Stu Scheurwater; Third, Ryan Blakney.

T—2:59. A—12,921 (11,000).